tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902654339808157943.post2321104598870516900..comments2017-10-26T11:52:38.521-07:00Comments on MP Lockwood: How can brilliant people think really dumb things? PART 1M*P*Lockwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11740436901803793444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902654339808157943.post-34405048091537252032010-12-01T09:38:30.282-08:002010-12-01T09:38:30.282-08:00I guess I have to do a little global warming follo...I guess I have to do a little global warming follow-up now. Admittedly, I invented the 99.9% number as hyperbole. In cases like this, although I do listen to the expert opinions, I follow the evidence.<br /><br />And so, that evidence:<br /><br /><a href="http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/" rel="nofollow">NASA's Global Climate Change Evidence page</a><br />Brief, easy to read, lots of references<br /><br />Also, <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/11/carbon-dioxide-outburst-spurred-global-warming-40-million-years-ago/1" rel="nofollow">here is a news story on the discovery of an ancient rise in carbon dioxide levels which led to global warming.</a><br /><br />And, this presentation is a little long at an hour, but it is a very thorough disassembly of the claims of prominent global warming skeptic Christopher Monckton, <a href="http://www.stthomas.edu/engineering/jpabraham/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.<br /><br />A reasonable argument could be made that the concern over global warming is exaggerated. For example, in An Inconvenient Truth, mainly worst case scenarios are discussed. But I do think there's value in considering how bad things COULD get, maybe even planning or taking steps to avoid such situations?<br /><br />All that aside! Nice to hear from you, and I really enjoy seeing the art that appears in your blog, which constantly becomes more and more awesome!M*P*Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740436901803793444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902654339808157943.post-7181164997237846862010-10-26T08:23:58.279-07:002010-10-26T08:23:58.279-07:00I don't know about physics, but on the issue o...I don't know about physics, but on the issue of global warming, I would warn 2 things:<br /><br />1. Just because MOST SCIENTISTS adhere to a theory, doesn't mean it's correct. There was a time when most men of learning believed the Earth was flat... they were wrong about that and it took rebelious thinkers to prove them wrong. You can't just accept the popular or accepted thinking when it comes to science.... ever. <br /><br />2. There are way more than .1% of scientists that believe that global warming science is in someway overblown, not fully understood, or less human-related/understandable than previously thought, including a prominent climatology professor at Harvard... this whole idea of "accepted science" when it comes to global warming is just nonsense pushed upon us by media-types.<br /><br />Thanks for posting on my blog! I like your idea about that creature being the "Spirit of Autumn"... that's a cool idea! I actually hadn't thought of it that way, but it makes sense... I might use that if you don't mind... I will make sure to credit you.... :)<br /><br />How's things?Sean Andrew Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10701484417917391938noreply@blogger.com